Package-tie.



N. CUNNINGHAM.

PACKAGE THE.

APPLICATION mun 0mm. mm.

ATTORNEY NORVAL CUNNINGHAM, OF PENNSBORO, WEST VIRGINIA.

PACKAGE-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June it, 1918.

Application filed December 21, 1917. Serial No. 208,279.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, NORVAL CUNNING- HAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pennsboro, in the county of Ritchie and State, of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to package ties and has for its primary object, the provision of a device of this character which will be of extremely simple construction, may be readily and speedily handled and will be highly efficient in use.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a package tie which will be composed of a single wire member bent to form an elongated loop pointed at one end and a pair of auxiliary loops to either side of or above and below the enlarged or rounded end of the elongated loop.

The invention has for a further object, the provision of a package tie Which will be. of such construction as to present four separate binding points for the cord as the lat ter extends around the opposite sides and end of the package.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure l is a plan view of the package tie applied to a conventional form of package.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, showing the manner in which the cord is passed between the loops.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the wire member.

gig. 4 is an end elevation of the same, an

Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section through the wire member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l designates the cord, one end of which is passed through and secured to the narrow or pointed end of the main or elongated loop 2 of the wire member. While the cords 1 may be secured in any manner, I have found it desirable t form a loop in the cord, past the loop through the elongated wire loop 2, then past the entire wire member through the cord loop and draw the cord toward the narrow end of said wire loop 2, tightening the cord upon the same and forming what may be termed a double half hitch. will prevent the cord from slipping.

In producing the main or elongated wire loop 2 and the auxiliary circular loops 3 to either side of or above and below the same, from a single wire member, I bend the same centrally upon itself to provide the narrow end of the elongated loop 2, then form the wide or rounded end of the elongated loop 2 by bending the ends of the wire toward one another and bringing one end above the other, giving a double thickness to the large or rounded end, as will be readily under stood by referring to the drawings. The ends of the wire are then continued in a circle above and below said large or rounded end of the elongated loop 2 and brought ack toward said large or rounded end coinpleting the auxiliary circular loops 3. The free extremities of the wire are then bent at an angle and extended over and under the main portion of the wire, said extremities passing through the elongated loop 2 and being finally turned and bent over the ends of the portions of the wire forming the auxiliary loops 3. This securely clamps together the three loops at the large or rounded end of the main loop 2 and retains the portions of the wire forming the auxiliary loops 3 over and under the loop 2 in alinement with the same and furthermore assures the secure clamping of the cord 1 be tween the parallel portions of the loops 2 and 3, as will be later clearly understood.

In applying the tie to a package, the wire member is held between the thumb and finger while the cord is passed around one end of the package, brought around the 0p posite end and passed transversely across the package between the large or rounded end of the wire loop 2 and one of the aux iliary loops 3, the cord being securely held at both sides of the wire member. The cord is then extended toward the opposite side of the package and passed around the same, turning over the wire member and bringing the auxiliary loop 3 engaged with the wire toward the package. The cord is then brought up over the opposite side of the package and again extended transversely through the wire member, between the re:

This

shown and described is what is believed ;to

be the p 'eiferued .engibodinient thereof, it nevertheless to be understood that ngnino changes may be made without departing from [the spirit of the intention or the scope of the appended claims.

I claim? 1. A package tie comprising a main elongated loop and auxiliary {loops termed from a single strand ,of Wire with the flexltuen ities of the same rapped around the three loops, said nain and auxiliary loops ha ing par.- allel clamping portions.

'2. A package tie comprising an elongated loop includingspaced side members connected tog he a one end, t opne ite 01 1 01 said members being curved to provide a pair of auxiliary clamping loops disposed on opposite sides of said main loop and adapted for clamping cooperation therewith.

Apackage tie constructed from a single length of Wire bent intermediate its ends to provide a substantially V-shaped main loop, the free ends of said loop belng curved toward one another to close the larger end of the loop and then coiled to provide auxiliary clamping loops ,on opposite sides thereoi' theend of each auxiliary loop being then twisted to embrace the main and opposite auxiliary loop to bind the three loops together adjacent the larger end of the main loop.

i. A package tie constructed from a single strand of TWllO bent to ip 'owide a main loop and a pair of auxiliaryclamping loops disposed on opposite sides of said inain loop and adapted tor cla nptng cooperatwn theneWith,

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

NORVAL CUNNINGH M- Witnesses JAY CUNNINGHAM, T. L. Foumton.

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